MECSH Registered Nurse – Miwatji Health

• Com­pet­i­tive salary of $126,672
• Dar­win or Nhu­lun­buy Office
• Be part of one of Australia’s largest providers of Aboriginal healthcare

Why Miwatj?

Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation is one of Australia’s largest providers of Aboriginal health care. Our incredible team provides remote health services and support to more than 10,000 people across East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. We empower the Yolngu to take control of their lives and direct their futures – and we need passionate people like you to join our team.

What’s in it for you?

• Com­pet­i­tive salary of $126,672 per annum + Superannuation
• Abil­i­ty to Salary Pack­age up to $15,900pa plus a fur­ther $2,650pa on Meals and Entertainment
• 5 Weeks annu­al leave + 17.5% leave loading
• 10.5% Super­an­nu­a­tion
• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and study leave
• Trav­el Allowance provided
• Relocation Assistance

What’s the role?

• Sup­port mother’s and family’s psy­cho­log­i­cal and envi­ron­men­tal issues, sup­port­ing the health and devel­op­ment of fam­i­ly includ­ing old­er chil­dren, pro­vid­ing oppor­tu­ni­ty for dis­cus­sion, clar­i­fi­ca­tion and rein­force­ment of clin­i­cal ante­na­tal care pro­vid­ed by usu­al ante­na­tal mid­wifery and prepa­ra­tion for parenting.
• Guid­ed by a strengths-based and trau­ma-informed approach, sup­port and enable the moth­er and fam­i­ly to enhance their cop­ing, prob­lem solv­ing skills and abil­i­ty to mobi­lize resources.
• Pro­mote, sup­port and mod­el­ling pos­i­tive par­ent-infant inter­ac­tion and deliv­ery of a stan­dard­ized struc­tured child devel­op­ment par­ent edu­ca­tion program.
• This includes mod­el­ling and sup­port­ing fam­i­ly prob­lem solv­ing skills, sup­port­ing fam­i­lies to access fam­i­ly and infor­mal com­mu­ni­ty resources and pro­vid­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for fam­i­lies to inter­act with oth­er local fam­i­lies and the wider community.

Is the role right for you?

• Cur­rent prac­tic­ing nurs­es’ cer­tifi­cate from The Aus­tralian Health Prac­ti­tion­ers Reg­u­la­tion Agency (AHPRA).
• Min­i­mum of 5 years remote health expe­ri­ence with a demon­strat­ed under­stand­ing of issues per­tain­ing to Abo­rig­i­nal pri­ma­ry health care and expe­ri­ence work­ing in part­ner­ship with vul­ner­a­ble fam­i­lies includ­ing knowl­edge of the social deter­mi­nants of Abo­rig­i­nal health.
• Week­ly trav­el Mon­day to Fri­day from Nhu­lun­buy to Galiwin’ku stay­ing for the work­ing week.
• Cur­rent man­u­al driver’s license, cur­rent Work­ing with Chil­dren clear­ance (OCHRE Card) and cur­rent crim­i­nal his­to­ry check.

What’s it like living in Darwin?

Darwin is a vibrant and multicultural city that is home to more than 100 nationalities, which is evident in its culture and food. Here in The Territory, we enjoy an enviable laidback lifestyle with amazing weather, excellent career opportunities, short commutes, spectacular displays of outback starry skies, and colourful tropical sunsets with friendly and inclusive people. The northern end, including Darwin, has a tropical climate with high humidity and two seasons, the wet (October to April) and dry season (May to September). During the dry season nearly, every day is warm and sunny.

If you are interested in this opportunity, apply now, or contact Megan Dennis on 08 8982 1002 or recruitment@ntphn.org.au to find out more.